Yes it is. There is no telling where bat came from after Umpires inspection. It could have been hidden at time of inspection. Batter called out and I believe ejected, along with the .Coach although not entirely sure of the last part. TM

Last year the state interpreter said to check in teams, this year he said he didn't care. We decided as a group to do it in pairs. That way you don't have a BU saying a bat is good and then the PU tossing it during the game. Also, if there is a question they can discuss it together.

Umpires do not certify equipment. They are instructed to do a pre-game inspecition as preventive maintenance to look for illegal equipment but the onus is still on the team not to bring illegal equipment into the game. At the plate conference the umpires also are instructed to ask the coach if players are properly equipped and wait for an acknowledgement that they are. To address an earlier thread in this post the penalty is the batter is out, no automatic ejections for illegal equipment.

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